[Clipping: Local WASPs recall famed leader]

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Newspaper clipping "Local WASPs recall famed leader" by Milt Salamon discussing the decision made by the U.S. Postal Service to issue stamps celebrating the achievements of Women Airforce Service Pilot Jacqueline Cochran. The back of the clipping contains portions of newspaper comics, including an issue of Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau.

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National WASP WWII Museum

Located at Avenger Field in Nolan County Texas, the WASP World War II Museum commits to preserving the legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of WWII. As a teaching museum, it features archives, exhibits, and oral histories that record a significant period in history when women dared to break barriers and contribute to victory.

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Newspaper clipping "Local WASPs recall famed leader" by Milt Salamon discussing the decision made by the U.S. Postal Service to issue stamps celebrating the achievements of Women Airforce Service Pilot Jacqueline Cochran. The back of the clipping contains portions of newspaper comics, including an issue of Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau.

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This clipping is part of the following collections of related materials.

National WASP WWII Museum

Bringing the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots to life, these archives represent the role of the flight school in training women pilots to fly military planes and show how WASPs responded socially and professionally to new challenges brought by war. Included are financial documents, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, pilots' logs, and flight manuals.

Abilene Library Consortium

Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

World War Two Collection

These materials focus on WWII and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.